Apple's looking to cram a bunch of sensors into a future iPhone or iWatch

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We've previously heard rumblings that Apple might be planning to add various sensors to the iWatch and iPhone 6, and a newly unearthed patent certainly points further in that direction.

The patent is for 'Electronic Devices With Environmental Sensors' and describes sensor components which could include temperature, pressure, humidity or 'other' sensors which would share the same ports as the speakers or microphone in a device, avoiding the need for additional openings.

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This could then measure the temperature of anything that touches it, be that the air or a user's finger, so it could essentially be used as a thermometer.

There's no guarantee that we'll see either of these things in Apple's next raft of products but it's certainly a possibility and if not this year then maybe next, as it looks more and more like Apple is seriously exploring sensors.